Comparative study between sequential combined spinal epidural anesthesia versus epidural volume extension in lower limb surgery

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 4 Side effects

	SCSE group N = 39	EVE group N = 36	P value
Number of patients with nausea	8 (20.5%)	5 (13.8%)	0.54
Number of patients with vomiting	0 (0%)	1 (2.7%)	1
PDPH	0 (0%)	1 (2.7%)	1
Back pain	12 (30.7%)	15 (41.6%)	0.34

Data are presented as mean ± SD, median (range), and number (%)
SCSE sequential combined spinal epidural anesthesia, EVE epidural volume extension, PDPH postdural puncture headache
*P < 0.05 significant